Is Dawlish safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Dawlish safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dawlish scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Dawlish scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dawlish: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (37/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 50.5810° N, 3.4660° W place Dawlish within Devon at an elevation of 7 meters. Heading to London: 255.1 km ENE.
Devon
50.5810° N, 3.4660° W
7 m
Europe/London
15,264
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United Kingdom
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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